Wesleyan has multiple tools that can be used to create a web presence. These tools, including blogs and wikis, have different strengths that can make them a better choice for certain uses.
Choosing between a blog or a wiki
- Blog- Blogs are usually organized as a chronological series of postings created by the author of the blog. Blogs usually are written by one person, although some blogs can be authored by groups of people. Blogs in Moodle are user based – each user has their own blog.
- A blog is a website or webpage that can be edited by a single person or a group.
- Blogs can be spaces for informal or formal writing exercises and can support multiple forms of media (images, videos, hyperlinks).
- Blogs include tools for commenting and discussion, enabling students to engage their ideas in conversation with others.
- Blogs can be an excellent balance between the rigor and structure of a formal written assignment and the freedom to experiment with ideas and arguments.
- Wiki- The wiki activity module enables participants to add and edit a collection of web pages. A wiki can be collaborative, with everyone being able to edit it, or individual, where everyone has their own wiki which only they can edit. A history of previous versions of each page in the wiki is kept, listing the edits made by each participant.
- For group lecture notes or study guides
- For members of a faculty to plan a scheme of work or meeting agenda together
- For students to collaboratively author an online book, creating content on a topic set by their tutor
- For collaborative storytelling or poetry creation, where each participant writes a line or verse
- As a personal journal for examination notes or revision (using an individual wiki)
Choosing your platform
- Moodle
- Blog – (Users can also register their external blogs, such as Blogger or WordPress, so that entries are automatically included on their Moodle blog.)
- Wiki
- WordPress
- Blog
- Google sites
- Wiki
- Blog
